In article <DWPGd.11334$wZ2.5991@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com>, T wrote:
> I understand they are herd animals but based on their way of
> reproducing (like unto a wasp injecting a larvae into a host animal)
>
Is this canon? ISTR that Nessus and the Hindmost were both
reticent on the details, but Louis and Speaker speculated somewhat.
> aaaand the fact hat they don't seem to have a large gut for digesting
> cellulose like many herbivore do, I got to thinking they likely
> developed on a planet with a high portion of fruits and high caloric
> vegetable to eat vs grasses and grasses like our African veld and such.
>
Equally plausible would be that they've internalised some
moderately sophisticated genetic engineering and have developed some
super-bug to replace their natural intestinal microflora. The same sort
of thing as those "active yoghurt" drinks that are so popular for parting
fools and their money these days.
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